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源自古英语hamor(锤子),与古诺尔斯语hamarr、德语Hammer同源,动词用法约出现于14世纪,醉酒俚语含义始于20世纪中期。
❶ 形容被锤子敲打过的状态,表面有明显锤击痕迹,常用于描述金属制品或手工锻造物品的外观特征。
“The hammered copper bowl had a beautiful textured surface.”
(这个锤打的铜碗表面有着漂亮的纹理。)
“She wore earrings made of hammered silver.”
(她戴着一对用锤打银制成的耳环。)
❶ 俚语中表示喝得烂醉的状态,形容因过量饮酒导致行动失调或意识模糊的情况。
“After five beers, he was completely hammered.”
(喝了五杯啤酒后,他完全醉倒了。)
“She got hammered at the office party and embarrassed herself.”
(她在办公室聚会上喝得烂醉,出了洋相。)
❶ hammer的过去式和过去分词,表示用锤子反复敲打的动作或过程。
“He hammered the nail into the wall with precise strokes.”
(他用精准的敲击把钉子钉进墙里。)
“The metal was hammered into thin sheets by the craftsman.”
(金属被工匠锤打成薄片。)
hammered home — 通过反复强调使某个观点或信息被充分理解,通常用于教学、演讲或重要说明的场景。
“The teacher hammered home the importance of punctuation.”
(老师反复强调了标点符号的重要性。)